(From left to right): Maria Flynn, President and CEO of Jobs For the Future, Inc. (JFF), Chip Conley, NY Times bestselling author and founder of the Modern Elder Academy, Congresswoman Lori Trahan, (D-MA), Mary Alice McCarthy, Director of New America’s Center on Education & Labor
a longevity project virtual panel discussion
April 14, 2021
After COVID-19 - The Future of Lifelong Learning & Workforce Development:
What Should Congress Do?
On Wednesday, April 14th, the Longevity Project, in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Longevity, gathered congressional leaders and national experts to discuss the new Congress and opportunities to advance learning across the life course and how the federal government can advance workforce development goals coming out of the pandemic.
Keynote conversation:
Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA)
Panelists:
Mary Alice McCarthy, Director of New America’s Center on Education & Labor
Chip Conley, NY Times bestselling author and founder of the Modern Elder Academy
Maria Flynn, President and CEO of Jobs For the Future, Inc. (JFF)
The panelists, along with the moderator, Ken Stern, Chair of the Longevity Project, analyzed how workforce development should and will adapt to the demands of a post-COVID world, how the American higher education system must change in order to create access to lifelong learning over the course of longer lifespans, and how new opportunities for training and re-skilling workers over more varied and volatile careers can be created in the new Congress.
Read our analysis of the longevity challenges the Biden Administration faces in the wake of the pandemic here.